BillWillKill -- The British Casino Association has begun a campaign to oppose the proposed Gambling Bill because it believes the legislation is unfair to existing operators. The CBA's main concern is that existing casinos will be at a huge disadvantage if they are restricted from participating in the regulatory environment that the Gambling Bill would impose. It also fears that the bill would lead to significant job losses and closures of some of its members' estates. The association has launched a new Web site for the campaign at BillWillKill.com.
Parlay in UK -- Internet bingo solutions provider Parlay Entertainment Inc. has completed a license agreement with St. Minver Limited, a provider of white-label fully managed gaming solutions. St. Minver will use Parlay's bingo software to launch a 90-number bingo network during the first quarter of 2005. The network will also offer 75-number bingo and operate on an aggregated model so that all of its partners, including Gala Bingo, can share liquidity and jackpots.
Cantor Fined -- PokerRoom.com next month will launch a Java-based version of its poker platform that will be accessible via mobile devices. Swedish company Poker Network, which has developed the mobile poker software, plans to launch mobile sites for all of its poker licensees.
Odds on the Brain -- AnyBets.com has signed an agreement with online odds comparison site BetBrain.com to become the only pool betting site whose odds are listed on Betbrain. The Betbrain portal, which features dozens of bookmakers' odds updated every two minutes, attracts hundreds of thousands of sports bettors each month.
TalkSport -- William Hill has signed a deal to begin airing a TalkSport program on its interactive TV channel on the Sky network. The company believes that live broadcasts of The Game hosted by Patrick Kinghorn will be popular with early evening viewers, and it says the previews that the show will provide for football matches later in the evening are a natural fit for the channel. TalkSport radio drew an average audience of nearly 2 million in the fourth quarter of 2004.